While roughly 3,000 species of spiders are found throughout the U.S., very few pose a direct threat to humans. Spider bites are rare, and medically significant incidents are even less common, ...

Introduction -- Insects, spiders, and people -- Scope and arrangement of this guide -- Classification -- What is an insect? -- The body plan of insects and entognaths -- Growth and development of ...

The colorful yellow sac spider is a harmful pest found throughout America. This spider only grows to the size of a nickel, but it delivers a painful bite that can cause other symptoms. These pests ...

While most people react to spiders with squeamishness, if not outright hysteria, Maycee Hash has always found them fascinating. So when she saw that there were internships available for UC Santa Cruz ...

The newly described jumping spider, Guriurius minuano, has a stripy pattern on its abdomen and large black eyes. (Pictured) Damián Hagopián Scientists have discovered a new species of spider, bringing ...

What Are Brown Widow Spiders? It seems everyone has heard of the black widow spider. But there is a little-known cousin that's becoming a pest in certain parts of the United States — the brown widow ...

If you're not a fan of spiders, the thought of dealing with a grass spider infestation in your lawn might make you want to grab a blow torch and get rid of all the grass. While that might kill off the ...

In this series, writers nominate a book that changed their life – or at least their thinking. I am an avid reader and have devoured many books over the years, especially science fiction. For me, ...